Funny Boys

by Warren Adler

Book Overview

Even when murderous gangsters are shoving his head into a toilet, Mickey Fine can't stop making jokes. He wants a career in comedy so badly that he takes a job as a Tummler, a comedian and host for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590200349
• ISBN13: 9781590200346
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Story

You don't have to be Italian or Jewish or from New York to like this tale. If you are and over the age of forty you'll probably know half the characters this story is based on. But the truth is it doesn't matter; this book will have you cracking up and crying all at the same time. By the author of The War of the Rose's, Adler's sense of humor and ear for human foibles and tragedies make this an exceptional book.